World Ceramics
| Author | : Robert Jesse Charleston |
| Publisher | : [Secaucus, N.J.] : Chartwell Books |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 1976 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780890090626 |
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World Ceramics
| Author | : Hugo Munsterberg |
| Publisher | : Penguin Putnam |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
Representing civilizations all over the world, this remarkable volume traces the history of ceramics from the sixth millennium B.C. to the 1990s. 191 color illustrations.
Ceramics of Iran
| Author | : Oliver Watson |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 529 |
| Release | : 2020-11-24 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0300254288 |
A beautifully illustrated showcase of the rich and varied ceramic tradition of Iran Featuring a broad selection of objects from one of the most distinguished collections of Iranian art, this volume brings together over 1,000 years of Persian Islamic pottery. With more than 500 illustrations, authoritative technical treatises, and insightful commentary, Ceramics of Iran assembles a collection of rarely seen treasures from the Persian world and presents a collective history of its renowned ceramic tradition. Included among its comprehensive catalogue entries are numerous translations of the object’s inscriptions, providing readers with a richer and more detailed understanding of the cultural heritage from which these items are derived. In addition, the book contains new research and material from previously unknown sites. Featuring all new photography of nearly 250 objects, Ceramics of Iran brings the extraordinary contributions of Persian art into a wider historical context, along with a wealth of images to demonstrate the full scope of its intricate beauty.
Ceramics
| Author | : Bryan Sentance |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2004-01-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780500511770 |
This comprehensive survey of traditional ceramics is organized into eight main sections, with more than 70 topics, from the excavation and preparation of the materials to such techniques as appliqu, incising, impressing, and graffito.
Ceramics of the Islamic World
| Author | : Geza Fehervari |
| Publisher | : I.B. Tauris |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2000-03-10 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9781860644306 |
In discussing the alluring tile work of the Islamic artistic tradition, particularly the faience mosaics found in Iran and Central Asia during the fourteenth century, the author also discusses buildings which were decorated by this technique." "Ceramics of the Islamic World draws largely on the rich collection of the Tareq Rajab Museum, with its great strength in early Islamic pottery."--BOOK JACKET.
The Magic of Ceramics
| Author | : David W. Richerson |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2012-09-12 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1118392302 |
Most people would be surprised at how ceramics are used, from creating cellular phones, radio, television, and lasers to its role in medicine for cancer treatments and restoring hearing. The Magic of Ceramics introduces the nontechnical reader to the many exciting applications of ceramics, describing how ceramic material functions, while teaching key scientific concepts like atomic structure, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum. With many illustrations from corporations on the ways in which ceramics make advanced products possible, the Second Edition also addresses the newest areas in ceramics, such as nanotechnology.
A Novel History of Clay
| Author | : Paul Palul Rideout |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2020-07-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
The known history of ceramics is over 30,000 years old. The outcome of man's discovery of the properties of fired clay opened a technological portal that remains open today. Acknowledging there are many excellent books on ceramics, Palul has written a series of short stories in a historical novel format, showing unique characters actually experiencing clay in their lives - making discoveries and technical advances, creating objects in their times and places - a book that is not only technically informative, but educational and interesting to read as well. Palul draws on 50 years experience as a ceramic artist and 35 years teaching the subject for Shasta College in Redding, California. Book 1 of the series covers three major clay discoveries during prehistoric times between 30,000 and 9,000 BC.
Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics
| Author | : Louise Allison Cort |
| Publisher | : University of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780520239234 |
This volume presents the ceramic oeuvre of Isamu Noguchi and includes other major ceramic artists from postwar Japan, analyzing the conflict between modernity and tradition and the search for cultural identity.
Ceramics from Islamic Lands
| Author | : Oliver Watson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2006-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780500976340 |
In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. Clear and informative essays examine the art, archaeology and collecting of Islamic pottery, ceramic families and technical traditions, and Islamic pottery over five centuries. This is an important book that provides a whole new framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics, and will be of great interest to the general reader as well as being an invaluable reference work for the student and specialist.
